Wednesday, October 12, 2011

USA Vs Ecuador Result is 1-0 win for away team. Ecuador handed USA their 3rd loss in the last 4 games thanks to a goal in the 79th minute by Jaime Ayovi at the Red Bull Arena on Tuesday.

It marked the 3rd time in 5 games USA team had been shutout under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who took over from Bob Bradley in July.

Walter Ayovi set up the goal with a cross pass from the left side, that Jaime Ayovi headed past US goalkeeper Tim Howard from the middle of the penalty area.

Ecuador opened their 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaign on Friday with a 2-0 home victory over Venezuela with Ayovi again the sole goalscorer. He entered Tuesday's friendly as a second-half substitute.

Jozy Altidore spurned one of the USA's best chances to score in the opening minute of the game.

USA beat Honduras 1-0 for the first win under Klinsmann on Saturday.

"It is going to take time," Howard said of the start made under Klinsmann. "People are going to ask questions, and that's natural. But it is still in the infant stages."

Once again the US must have felt like they were playing on the road instead of at home as the crowd of 20,707 was decidedly pro-Ecuador.

The Americans are now winless in their last 13 games against South American teams, dating back to a win over Ecuador 4 years ago.

Since drawing with Mexico, the Stars and Stripes have lost to Costa Rica, Belgium, and Ecuador under the reign of former German national team star Klinsmann.

USA made just one change from Saturday's win, putting Oguchi Onyewu in at defence in place of Michael Orozco Fiscal. Ecuador used just five of the starters who began Friday's game in Quito.